Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-07
LOCAL NE w s.
Brief Mention.

The best printing at Dorman's.
 President Dwight of Yale will spend his summer in Litchfeld.
 P. T. Barnum was 77 years old last Tues day and received many calls at Waldemere.
 Nicholas Nickleby was sent to jail for SC days in Hartford yesterday for drunken ness.
 MT. T. S. I. Bullurs, of Birmingham, is now clerk at the Sea View House, West Haven.
 Price, Lee & Go. have commenced the work of renumbering the borough streets Ansonia.
 The ''old leather man" dined with Repre- sentative Isaac w. Beach, of Bristol, last Saturday.
 Senator Platt and wife and one of John Goes sons, of Meriden, started Tuesday for the Adirondacks.
 Dr. Carver has left the eye hospital in New York, his eyes being nearly we'll again, and has resumed shooting.
 Colonel Stevenson says there is nothing in the report that the Housatonic railroad is to be leased by the Consolidated.
 Mrs. c. B. Andrews and son, of the Hotel Andrews, Winsted, have removed for the summer to their cottage at Stony Greek.
 The New Haven Yacht club has been in- vited to share in the cruise of the Atlantic club, leaving Black Rock on Saturday, July 16th.
 Fire at the residence of Henry Matthews on Boswell avenue, Norwich, on the Fourth caused by frecrackers, entailed loss of $1,5OO.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Good Samaritans' Temperance society will be held tonight in Samaritans' Hall, 73 Orange street.
 The annual picnic of the society and Sun day school of the Church of the Redeemer of Hartford will take place to-day at Lake Con gamond.
 Two dogs, one belonging at 120 High street, the other at 395 Temple street, were killed by the police yesterday. The dogs had fits.
 rented a cottage at Madison beach and took his family there on the Foulth to spend the remainder of the season.
 prominent citizen, who does not wish to have has name made public, has just pre- sented the policemen's fund with $100 bill for the police benefit fund.
 Michael Reynolds, of 39 Greene street, yesterday had his liquor license. revoked by the county commissioners on account of his violating the Sunday liquor law.
 Miss LHcretia Hall, aged 95 years, died at her home in Portland Tuesday night. Some months ago Miss Hall fell down stairs and received injuries which were the cause of her death.
 The Rev. Dr. Parker, of Hartford, sails to- day on the Hammonia of the Hamburg line for Germany. He will visit Berlin and go to the Alps on the return-bringing back one of his daughters who is there.
 The wedding of Smith A. Abbott, of Bir- mingham, and Miss Sarah l.. Downs, of Westville, took place Monday afternoon at the residence of Thomas Robertson, also of Westville, Rev. MT. Willard officiating.
 The summer tournament of the Connecti- cut Polo league opened at Howes' on the shore Fourth of July, Armorys winning the first game. There will be game between the Winchesters and the Armorys tonight, followed by dancing.
 A runaway occurred on Wooster street yes terday morning by which MT. A. E. Dawson, the State street tea dealer, and wife were thrown out of their buggy, but escaped with slight bruises. The lady was helped into MT. B1oschart's house and soon revived from the shock.
 A portion of the Fifteenth, 0. ", commit tee to make arrangements for the coming re- union of the old command met at Col Tolles' office last evening, and for want of quorum adjourned to meet at the same place next l Wednesday night, when every member of the | committee it is expected will be present.